THE OTHER NEW YORKER
WAS CREATED IN JANUARY, 2017
BY ARTIST, LAUREN COHEN.
AFTER TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT,
COHEN SOUGHT WAYS TO CONNECT
WITH PEOPLE ABOUT POLITICAL
FRUSTRATIONS AND BEGAN MAKING
HER OWN BI-WEEKLY NEW YORKER
COVERS. A YEAR LATER, AFTER MOVING TO NEW YORK, SHE STARTED PRODUCING
DRAWINGS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS THAT SHARE RELATABLE MOMENTS OF EXISTENTIAL INQUIRY, FAILURE, LONELINESS, LOVE, PERVERSION, HEARTBREAK, INSECURITIES AND OTHER FUN, HONEST CONTENT. LAUREN'S THREE GRAPHIC NOVELS ARE NOW IN MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKSTORE AND SHE IS FINISHING HER FOURTH BOOK "THE INVISIBLE CUE CARD GIRL" WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024.
LAUREN COHEN LIVES IN NEW YORK. SHE SPENDS PART OF HER TIME AS A 'GALLERINA' IN A CHELSEA ART GALLERY AND AS A 'CUE CARD GIRL' FOR NBC'S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.